Described as creating 'Verbal Herbal Magic' herbal storyteller, Amanda Edmiston www.botanicafabula.co.uk, brings a specially curated chapter of her Potent Potions workshops series, to Worcester using the powers of the internet!
Using items from the George Marshall Medical Museum's collection as the starting point to explore some of the legends and unexpected remedies behind the plants that were once our go-to for treating ailments and maladies.
Will you risk a sip of the brew that cures a bump from a dancing tree? How did eating humble humbugs cause so many people to be quite so sick?! What does your mum have in common with the mythical phoenix?
We will be exploring the ancient stories from around the world that reveal the real power of plants and those of you who dare can collect some of the ingredients beforehand so you have opportunity to mix up their own magical potions!
The George Marshall Medical Museum is part of a Registered Charity, and in order to support Amanda in her practice, there is a suggested donation of £4/household. With cost in mind, we wish to be as accessible as possible within our capabilities. As such, please consider paying what you can afford, or come for free if you cannot afford a donation.
Donate via Amanda's Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/amandaedmiston
Please register to receive your link to the online event, which will take place on Zoom. Tickets are available until 9am on the day of the event. If you have not received your link by 10am on Thursday 29 October, please email louise.price10@nhs.net.
We aim to provide a form of closed captioning for this zoom talk.